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5 New Venture Mistakes That Can Cost You The Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Like other environments, most legal issues don’t result from fraud, but from ignorance on specific requirements, or simply never getting around to doing the things that common sense would tell you to do. Here are five of the most common examples: Failure to document a Founder agreement at the beginning.

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Five Legal Traps Every Entrepreneur Should Avoid

Startup Professionals Musings

Like other environments, most legal issues don’t result from fraud, but from ignorance on specific requirements, or simply never getting around to doing the things that common sense would tell you to do. Here are five of the most common examples: Failure to document a founder agreement at the beginning.

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10 Avoidable Mistakes Cause Entrepreneurs Much Pain

Startup Professionals Musings

Some entrepreneurs can’t decide if they want to be a Limited Liability Corporation (LLC) or a C-corporation, or they don’t have the money, so they put off doing anything until the first venture capital round, or until the first lawsuit occurs. Too many founders think it’s more important to work on products and customers.

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5 Startup Legal Shortcuts That Can Be Expensive

Startup Professionals Musings

Like other environments, most legal issues don’t result from fraud, but from ignorance on specific requirements, or simply never getting around to doing the things that common sense would tell you to do. Here are five of the most common examples: Failure to document a Founder agreement at the beginning. Marty Zwilling.

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Five Legal Pitfalls That Sink Many Good Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

Like other environments, most legal issues don’t result from fraud, but from ignorance on specific requirements, or simply never getting around to doing the things that common sense would tell you to do. Here are five of the most common examples: Failure to document a Founder agreement at the beginning.

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10 Startup Shortcuts That Will Be Back To Haunt You

Startup Professionals Musings

Some entrepreneurs can’t decide if they want to be a Limited Liability Corporation (LLC) or a C-corporation, or they don’t have the money, so they put off doing anything until the first venture capital round, or until the first lawsuit occurs. Too many founders think it’s more important to work on products and customers.

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Mathematical vs. Economic Dilution of Startup Equity: Thinner Slices of an Extra-Large Pizza

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Let’s get right down to business: Dilution of founders’ and other early shareholders’ equity in startups is frequently a subject of intense interest and debate. Yet what matters fundamentally is economic dilution : Will adding newly issued shares make existing shares less valuable, and if so, by how much?

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